Muzio Clementi
Gradus ad Parnassum

About Muzio Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum

The Latin phrase Gradus ad Parnassum, meaning “Steps to Parnassus”, has often been used to refer to various books of instruction in literature, music, or the arts in general.
In Greek Mythology, Mount Parnassus was the home of the Muses – the nine goddesses of the arts. Clementi’s Gradus comprises 100 pieces published in three volumes (1817, 1819, and 1826).
In its original form, it includes a great variety of pieces, intended to tap all of a player’s musical resources – miniature sonatas, fugues, fantasias etc. In the late 1850s, Liszt’s pupil Carl Tausig prepared and eventually published an new edition of the work, mostly including the purely technical exercises. These were parodied by Debussy in “Doktor Gradus ad Parnassum” from Children’s Corner.

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Preview TitleKey Year Level
2. Study in F Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAB 2. Study 17 F Major 1817 7
3. Study in F Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAC 3. Study 17 F Major 1817 8
5. Study in B-flat Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAD 5. Study 33 B-flat Major 1817 8
7. Study in D Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAE 7. Study 7 D Major 1817 8
9. Study in A Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAF 9. Study 29 A Major 1817 8
12. Study in C Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAG 12. Study 1 C Major 1817 7
16. Study in C Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAH 16. Study 1 C Major 1817 6
17. Study in C Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAI 17. Study 1 C Major 1817 7
19. Study in A Minor by Clementi piano sheet music AAJ 19. Study 30 A Minor 1817 8
21. Study in E-flat Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAK 21. Study 11 E-flat Major 1817 8+
22. Study in A-flat Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAL 22. Study 27 A-flat Major 1817 8+
23. Study in C Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAM 23. Study 1 C Major 1817 8+
24. Study in F-sharp Minor by Clementi piano sheet music AAN 24. Study 20 F-sharp Minor 1817 8+
27. Study in B Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAO 27. Study 35 B Major 1817 8+
28. Study in B Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAP 28. Study 35 B Major 1817 8
30. Study in E Minor by Clementi piano sheet music AAQ 30. Study 14 E Minor 1817 8+
31. Study in C Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAR 31. Study 1 C Major 1817 8
34. Study in A Minor by Clementi piano sheet music AAS 34. Study 30 A Minor 1817 8
36. Study in A Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAT 36. Study 29 A Major 1817 8+
44. Study in F Minor by Clementi piano sheet music AAU 44. Study 18 F Minor 1817 8+
47. Study in B-flat Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAV 47. Study 33 B-flat Major 1817 8+
50. Study in G Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAW 50. Study 23 G Major 1817 7
63. Study in E-flat Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAX 63. Study 11 E-flat Major 1817 8
65. Study in F Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAY 65. Study 17 F Major 1817 8+
76. Study in E Major by Clementi piano sheet music AAZ 76. Study 13 E Major 1817 8+
77. Study in G Major by Clementi piano sheet music ABA 77. Study 23 G Major 1817 8
78. Study in G Major by Clementi piano sheet music ABB 78. Study 23 G Major 1817 8
87. Study in D Major by Clementi piano sheet music ABC 87. Study 7 D Major 1817 8
95. Study in C Major by Clementi piano sheet music ABD 95. Study 1 C Major 1817 8

Forum posts about the Gradus ad Parnassum by Muzio Clementi

Does anyone have experiences with Clementi's Gradus ad parnassum ? by septentryon
Hello I come from Brussels(Belgium) and I'm new to this forum. I'm not a proffessional but I play for more than 15 year now and ...